Rein-holder



(No Model.)

J. D.- SHURMON. REIN HOLDER.

No. 478,375. Patented July 5, 1892.

JB. Shurmon.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES'D. SHURMON, OF PAIN T ROCK, TEXAS.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,375, dated July 5, 1892.

Application filed August 29, 1891. Serial No. 404,165- (No model.)

To all whonb it may concern..-

Be it known that 1, JAMES D. SHURMoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paint Rock, in the county'of Ooncho and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rein-Holders, of which the following is a full and complete description sufficient to enable any one skilled in the art to which it relates to make and use the same.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention and form a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a front elevation, and Fig. 2 arear view, of a holder constructed according to my invention. Fig. is a cross-section on the line a: x in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a holder having the side wings or ribs formed by bending up the edges of the back plate. Fig. 5 is a cross-sec tion on the line y y in Fig. 4.

A designates a flat plate provided with screw or'bolt holes a, suitably disposed,whereby it is adapted to be screwed or bolted against the dash-board, seat, or body of a vehicle or against any plane or fiat surface.

D designates a fiat spring, which is formed integrally with the plate A, on the lower end thereof, and bent up in front of the same, so as to stand parallel thereto except at its extreme upper end, which is bent or curved outward, as shown at B in Figs. 1 and 4. The spring D stands close to the plate A, so as to clamp and hold the reins or lines when inserted and pressed down between the two. At the sides of the spring D, on the face of the plate. A, are formed ribs 0, which press the reins or lines out against the edges of the spring and give the latter a betterhold to prevent the latter from being drawn through between the spring and plate.

As represented in Figs-1, 2, and 3, the ribs O are formed by stamping up or crimping the plate A at each side of the spring, the plate in this case being wide enough to allow the screw-holes a to be formed outside of said ribs.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the ribs are represented as being formed by bending up the side edges of theplateA. The upperendsoftheribsshould be somewhat below the upper end of the spring D, so as to permit the easy insertion of the reins or lines. The ribs 0 may, if preferred, be omitted, the spring D in such case being made strong enough to clamp and hold the reins or lines without them.

Having now described my invention, I claim- A rein-holder made from a piece of spring sheet metal, having a base-plate provided with means for attachment to a flat surface and having projections struck up at each side of the tongue and extending lengthwise the base, and a spring-tongue bent upward from the lower end of the plate and normally lying between the line of the projections to hold a rein, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignatnre in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. SHURMON. Witnesses:

J OHN A. STEEN, JAMES E. Howzn. 

